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The Secret River

By Kate Grenville & Diana Athill
The Secret River by Kate Grenville & Diana Athill digital book - Fable

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*NEW NOVEL RESTLESS DOLLY MAUNDER SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024*
FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-SHORTLISTED AND WOMEN’S PRIZE-WINNING AUSTRALIAN NOVELIST

London, 1806. William Thornhill, happily wedded to his childhood sweetheart Sal, is a waterman on the River Thames. Life is tough but bearable until William makes a mistake, a bad mistake for which he and his family are made to pay dearly.

His sentence: to be transported to New South Wales for the term of his natural life. Soon Thornhill, a man no better or worse than most, has to make the most difficult decision of his life.

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“Alright so another book I had to read for my literature course. Wasn’t a huge fan of this one, but it’s definitely a VERY important book to read for Australians and even for the wider world. Thornhill is a character everyone needs to understand to use as an example for who to NOT be.”
“library book: i found thornhill really quite selfish and unlikable. i liked the moments where he was more human, for example when he thinks about sal or his children and then when he does feel horrendous when confronted with the dying black child. otherwise this was a bit slow and hard to enjoy but maybe thats the point. an alright read overall”

About Kate Grenville

Kate Grenville's bestselling novel The Secret River received the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Miles Franklin Literary Award. The Idea of Perfection won the Women's Prize. Grenville's other novels include Sarah Thornhill, The Lieutenant, Lilian's Story, Dark Places, Joan Makes History and A Room Made of Leaves. Her 2024 novel Restless Dolly Maunder was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction.

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